At 01:18 05 December 2005, Bob Korves wrote:

Yes, the DG trimmer control is cr@p, in all the DG's
I have flown. Also
the very stiff aileron control in the 1000 -- takes
both hands on the stick
to enter a thermal.

The front seat of the 1000 is quite comfortable, but
the back seat is like
sitting on a toilet.

The Duo has a few minor faults, but the visibility
is superb from both
cockpits and the handling is light and well balanced,
nore like a single
seater.
-Bob Korves

Bob,

The ailerons on our DG1000 are not at all heavy, and
it has the most nicely co-ordinated controls of any
two seater glider I have ever flown (Duo is also nice).
Have you tried oiling the hinges?

Derek Copeland